Low Incidence of Acute Anterior Uveitis After Intravenous Zoledronate

About one in 100 patients could develop acute anterior uveitis (AAU) in the week after receiving intravenous zoledronate, researchers from New Zealand report. "The study was the first to quantify the incidence of AAU following zoledronate infusion," Dr. Dipika V. Patel from New Zealand National Eye Center at the University of Auckland told Reuters Health by email. "This has enabled us to improve patient consent, and we now routinely inform our patients that the risk of developing AAU following t...